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Not-Your-Average Holiday Gift Guide 2017

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Do you ever find yourself perplexed and wondering what to buy that one friend or family member? The feeling of uncertainty and the chaos of the holidays can be overwhelming at times. For me personally, I love to buy gifts that are tailored toward someone’s personality, likes or interests. I do not like to give others something just to give, but to be thoughtful and intentional in my gift for them.

Gift giving doesn’t have to break the budget either. You can implement some intentional, strategic money saving methods to make the most of your gift giving purchases. If you are an online shopper, I would encourage you to try out Ebates and Paribus. If you shop in-store, be sure to see if there are any coupons, discount offers or rebates available.

This holiday season, I wanted to share some of my favorite, unique gift finds with you.

The Office Tech

For the techie with all the gadgets, sometimes you need to tone down the brightness of the LED lights or block it out completely. These Light Blocking LED covers do exactly that in no time. Simply place the sticker over the bright light and you’re done. Anytime you want to remove the sticker, you can. It doesn’t leave any residue behind. Your techie friend or family member will be all over these stickers.

From home office to corporate office, the Guard Your ID Protection Roller is an easy, quick way to protect your personal and confidential information. This is perfect to use with your bills, credit card offers, personal bank statements, junk mail and more.

Everyone in the house has multiple gadgets and technology. This Charge Hub is an easy way to charge all your devices at once. It’s also small enough to pack in a carry-on bag for the work-on-the-go or traveler.

The Aspiring Artist

Paint-by-number kits are making a comeback. Not only do kids enjoy them, but adults do too! Whether you are buying this for someone who is proficient with the brush or an aspiring artist, they are sure to find the DIY painting to be enjoyable.

Creative Live brings world-class courses and expert information into the hands of the learner. From photography to podcasting to business and finances, there are endless options and opportunities for someone to grow and learn. Whether you give a specific course as a gift or give a gift card, the recipient is no doubt going to benefit from these online courses.

Do you know someone who finds joy in creating? Rhythmically moving fabric through a sewing machine? Letting yarn slip through their fingers? The exactness of tidy stitches? …all to create a work of art to enjoy or share with people you love? If so, the Handmade with Love Super Bundle is the perfect gift!

It’s a curated collection to help build a digital library of handcraft resources, so new techniques can be mastered, the best tips are learned for beautiful end results, and make fresh, quirky projects and patterns that will be sure to draw compliments.

The entire package is worth over $1,000, but right now it’s only $29.97 to pick up a copy of the bundle.

But you have to act fast — at a price like this, they can only offer it for eight days! Go get yours HERE.

The Naturalist

It’s time to make a change, but where to start? For the person who is health conscious and wants to learn natural remedies that actually work, this Herbs & Essential Oils Super Bundle is the perfect gift! They will find resources at their fingertips to start building their library and equip them with the information to build their knowledge and confidence when it comes to natural remedies.

This is the perfect gift for the individual who cannot own a traditional composter and wants to reduce their waste footprint. In less than three hours, the food cycler turns food scraps into nutrient-rich soil amendment to help your plants grow faster and better in your garden or yard. It’s energy efficient, small, compatible and is an affordable solution to food waste.

The Financial Savvy

Do you have that hard-to-buy-for person in your life? If so, you are not alone. When gift cards don’t cut it anymore, what do you do? You want to give someone a gift that won’t gather dust or sit around the house unused. Stockpile is the perfect solution. Stockpile lets you buy stock by the dollar. You can give small fractions of stocks to friends or family member to get them started (or add to) investments.

Whether you rent, own or are looking to sell, HomeBinder is a digital binder to help keep all your information centralized in one place. HomeBinder allows you to manage your home maintenance, project information and organization to be effective and intentional.

The College Student

Whether they are heading off to college next month or are a newborn baby, Collegebacker is a fun and social way friends and family can give toward an individual’s college education. It takes just a few minutes to setup and lets you setup a tax-free 529 college savings plan. Give the gift of education today!

The Blogger

The Creative Market is an online marketplace full of design elements and assets every blogger, web designer, WordPress user and others would be awestruck by. Contributors from all over the world share their talents and designs that are made available to over a million users.

Give the gift of design to a blogger to continue to build their business and talents.

It sounds too good to be true at times, doesn’t it? Do you know someone who dreams of working from home and not find themselves in the 9-to-5 grind every day? It is possible. With the Work from Home bundle, they are given the tools and resources they need to start them on the path of freedom.

The Kitchenista

Glass straws are not only cool, but they are practical too! These glass straws are toxic-free, environmentally responsible and an eco-friendly gift. There are multiple sizes and variations of glass straws to choose from, and an option to add an artistic design. These straws are perfect for the whole family!

I love ice cream! I don’t always love scooping it out of the container. This ice cream scoop is ergonomic and designed to make scooping effortless, easy and minimize stress on your wrist. I mean, if there’s a healthier, better way to eat ice cream, I’m there! For the ice cream lovers in your life, this scoop might just be a game-changer.

At the end of the holidays, the gift of presence is perhaps the most wonderful thing you can give someone. The things we give are a symbol of our love for others and can be a lot of fun. But, the things should never be the main focus in our lives or relationship with others.

In this season of hustle and bustle, I hope you find joy, peace, and hope in your relationships and traditions. Shop wisely, live intentionally, save when you can, give generously and savor each moment this holiday season! If you have a fun, unique gift you have given to others in previous years or found as a gift for someone this year, share it with us below!

Shin,
Thank you for your comment! I’m glad you purchased the Work at Home Bundle! It’s one of my favorites and full of helpful resources. I am honored to be in your Terrific 10 on your site and will keep my eye out for your upcoming posts!